Military Sealift Command – More shipping is being sought to carry supplies to the Gulf.

• Reuters: U.S. Seeks to Ship More Military Hardware to Gulf
  

US Navy – The amphibious assault ship USS Belleau Wood is stationed off the Horn of Africa, ready to assist special operations forces operations in Yemen and Somalia — in effect reprising the role that the USS Kitty Hawk played last year.

• Washington Post: Pentagon Plans Shift in War on Terror

Royal Navy – The British base at Diego Garcia will be modified to allow the permanent basing of B-2 aircraft.

• BBC: UK island to house stealth bombers

Background – Wargaming – The US says Millenium Challenge showed the power of effects-based operations.

• Virginian Pilot: Military
  Generals say war game blazed new trails
  

• Washington Post: Criticism of War Game Rejected

US Navy – How the US Navy’s submarine force is a transformational force.

• Sea Power: The Leading Edge of Transformation

Background – Iraq – Victor Davis Hanson on how the US must be patient but resolute about taking care of Saddam.

• Wall Street Journal: Finish the War